Dolphins' top pick makes sudden impact

ProFootballTalk.com found this 5/3/2008 on www.miamiherald.com [flag]

Lionel Dotson is a very large man, with his 295 pounds filling out a 6-4 frame to overflow, and yet that large mass of muscle and bulk disappeared at times Friday afternoon. Every time Dotson, a Dolphins rookie defensive end, plowed helmet-first into Jake Long it was as if a pagan sacrifice was disappearing into the mouth of a large volcano. [link]

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DOLPHINS MINICAMP REPORT
Published 5/3/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... . If LB Keith Saunders didn’t know who Long was, Saunders likely does after catching an elbow from the No. 1 overall pick. Long is ...

NFL Saturday: Minicamps Open; Dolphins Optimistic
Published 5/3/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
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Weekend Roundup: Mini-camp highlights
Published 5/5/2008 by Matty I at The Phinsider: Front Page Posts
... -Jake Long is showing why he was a number 1 pick. Many reports all claim that he looked so much lighter on his feet than anyone else despite being the largest of all the offensive linemen participating in camp. It's early, but that's good news. ...

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